Arsenal FC could be without Laurent Koscielny for the rest of season. Gunners Manager Arsene Wenger said today that Koscielny has an injury that is “certainly serious,” and that he could be out for “a few weeks.” Given the potential severity of the achilles injury, and the fact that we only have a few weeks left in the season, it’a fair to say that Koscielny might end up shut down for the remainder of the campaign.
“It is certainly serious,” Wenger said at his Tuesday afternoon news conference ahead of Wednesday night’s Premier League fixture against West Ham United.
“If he’s ruptured a few fibres of his tendon, it could be a few weeks. If it’s just an inflammation, he could maybe be available for selection next week against Crystal Palace. I think he has a scan today and we’ll know much more tomorrow.”
Thus, we won’t know for sure either way until Wednesday, but it really doesn’t sound good. Arsenal are currently on the outside looking in regarding the race for top four. The Gunners are seven points behind Manchester City for fourth, but have a game in hand on the Sky Blues.
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